Second Step SEL Increases Executive-Function Skills

A recent study shows that children receiving the Second Step SEL for Early Learning had significantly better end-of-preschool executive function skills, including working memory, inhibitory control, and cognitive flexibility, than students who didn’t receive the program.

Executive Function: Skills for a Lifetime

Second Step SEL for Early Learning has been shown to improve young students’ executive-function skills—like attention, memory, and self-control—which are not only predictive of Kindergarten readiness but are essential for success in and outside the classroom.

Take-Home Activity

Early Learning Puppets

Comprehensive Staff Training

The Early Learning SEL staff training is recently revised to be more engaging and easier to use. Download Sample Staff Training Slides (PPTX). Staff training is available with product registration and includes:

Two new versions of the Kick-Off Meeting—one for groups, one for individuals

“The Brain Builder games really do help the children develop their executive-function skills. Especially their inhibitory control, because I can tell that they’re able to stop themselves and they’re able to wait.”